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Hyperreal Film Club writer Blake Williams sat down with producer Jaime Arnaiz, and actors, Mario Mayo and Fernando Gil from the film, I’ll Crush Y’all for an exclusive interview at Fantastic Fest 2023 to talk about the action film scene in Spain, how to get the action star physique, and getting mistaken for Jason Statham.
Read MoreThe singular way that Gareth Edward’s newest original studio sci-fi film The Creator was made is full stop revolutionary in its design and execution.
Read MoreHas your life ever felt like it was falling apart? As if every single thing that could go wrong, went wrong? At the moment, it’s a terrible feeling. But to see bad things continuously happen to someone else? Especially when you can hardly do anything to help, that can be wrenching. The last film I was able to catch at Fantastic Fest 2023, F. Javier Gutierrez’s The Wait, looks to capture this feeling of helplessness at the powers beyond us going out of its way to make everything terrible.
Read MoreThis week in Austin screenings 10/6-10/12.
Read MoreThe Toxic Avenger is weird and loud, and in a lot of ways, a middle finger to the big budget superhero movies we’ve been inundated with for the past few years. An ode to the Troma films of the past while adapting that style for the modern day, The Toxic Avenger knows exactly how to tweak that formula and make it more accessible without ostracizing those that will flock to this movie off nostalgia alone.
Read MoreIn an interview with Buck Alamo director and writer Ben Epstein, explore the origins of his feature film, Austin’s influence on it, and his experience working with the legendary Bruce Dern.
Read MoreIn River, Junta Yamaguchi finds an emotional core to transform his ambitious two-minute-long gimmicks into a sincerely touching story of love, loss, regret, and professionalism.
Read MoreSay a blasphemous prayer, raise your gaze to the night sky, and rejoice. With the Fantastic Fest premiere of AGFA’s new restoration, one of American horror’s most stunning and unsettling works finally shines in all its gloomy glory.
Read MoreWes Anderson’s collection of shorts for Netflix showcase a refusal to grow complacent in his style, as he ever expands his bag of tricks.
Read MoreIn Bark, German director Marc Schölermann pushes the micro-genre's tradition of tight corners and a locked door into the outdoors—specifically a wide-open forest. Nolan Bentley (Michael Weston) wakes up with his hands tied behind a tree, his memories hazy, and his business suit attire decidedly not suited for the outdoors. Soon, an outdoorsman (A.J. Buckley) arrives, seemingly uninterested in either helping or harming Nolan.
Read MoreIn this month’s alternate calendar, the Hyperreal Film Club community offers pairings of acid Westerns spanning continents, subversive exploitation films, and more.
Read MoreThis week in Austin screenings 9/29-10/5
Read MoreThe People’s Joker is a remarkably sincere, explicitly trans, and, in Drew’s words, “very autobiographical” story about coming into one’s own gender identity, lovingly mapped to and enhanced by parody of a property which has always had queer meaning bubbling beneath the surface.
Read MoreYou’ll Never Find Me morphs into a cat-and-mouse game with visual tricks and slow-burn dread.
Read MoreBertrand Mandico’s Conann takes viewers on an era-spanning wild ride with unforgettable imagery.
Read MoreThe Coffee Table offers an interesting look into the story of a family falling apart brought on by tragedy and secrets. The bones are there, and when the movie is on it’s a force to be reckoned with, unfortunately it’s a bit dragged down by a second act that lingers, but gets reigned back in with a thrilling and nail biting third act.
Read MoreA day in the life of a serial killer in a non-stop gut rush thriller full of gnarly surprises.
Read MoreTiger Stripes is an entrancing tale of a young girl’s rejection of her community’s demand that she shed her nature and turn inward. It is a call to feral womanhood.
Read MoreV/H/S/85 is a return to form for the franchise that feels like a warm, viscera covered hug from an old friend
Read MorePet Sematary: Bloodlines strains against carrying the weight of an accidental franchise despite new flourishes from director Lindsey Anderson Beer.
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